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The optative does not distinguish tenses but aspects, even though the perfective optative is formed with the same terminations of the perfect indicative and is used for truly irrealizable wishes expressed in remembrance of a past situation (see example sentence 2 below). It is also used as a perfective imperative, sometimes in simple commands (as in the example sentence 4) or, more commonly, intending an instruction that has to be completed before another event (cf. imperfective and perfective optative commands in the last two examples). | The optative does not distinguish tenses but aspects, even though the perfective optative is formed with the same terminations of the perfect indicative and is used for truly irrealizable wishes expressed in remembrance of a past situation (see example sentence 2 below). It is also used as a perfective imperative, sometimes in simple commands (as in the example sentence 4) or, more commonly, intending an instruction that has to be completed before another event (cf. imperfective and perfective optative commands in the last two examples). | ||
{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
| phrase = emiya nanåh | | phrase = emiya nanåh svātārkṣiṭ tatalāvē! | ||
| gloss = this_time. <small>3SG.DAT</small>. be_correct-<small>ADV</small>. go.towards-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. | | gloss = this_time. <small>3SG.DAT</small>. be_correct-<small>ADV</small>. go.towards-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. | ||
| translation = May (s)he get it right this time! | | translation = May (s)he get it right this time! | ||